Energy-Sector Workforce Development in West Virginia Aligning Community College Education and Training with Needed Skills

• Main Author: Gonzalez, Gabriella C. (auth)
• Other Authors: Robson, Sean (auth), Phillips, Andrea (auth), Hunter, Gerald Paul (auth), Ortiz, David S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Personnel & human resources management; Energy industries & utilities; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Careers guidance; History of the Americas; History; Business; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The production of natural gas and gas liquids from shale in West Virginia has increased demand for workers in the energy sector. In 2013, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) asked RAND to work closely with the Community and Technical College System of West Virginia to develop a collabor...